16 people die on island’s roads in July

Provisional statistics suggest 16 people died on roads across the island of Ireland in July.

Belfast
A man died after a five-vehicle crash on the M2 motorway in north Belfast on Sunday 22 July. A further three people were taken to hospital following the incident but have since been discharged.

Police said they received ‘several reports of a silver car travelling in the wrong direction along the M3 from the Sydenham by-pass, towards the M2’.

PSNI Inspector Andrew Wilson said police were working to establish ‘where this vehicle joined the M3 and its subsequent movements prior to the collision’ and have appealed for anyone with dash cam footage, or any information relating to the collision, to contact 101.

Co Wicklow
A motorcyclist in his 30s died when the bike he was riding was involved in a collision with a 4×4 vehicle on the R755 near Laragh, Co Wicklow on 22 July.

He was pronounced dead at the scene. Gardaí said the driver of the 4×4 was uninjured.

Gardaí wish to appeal for witnesses to contact Wicklow Garda Station on 0404 60140, The Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.

Co Down
An 8-year-old boy died in a two-car collision on the Aughnacloy Road in Banbridge, Co Down on 21 July.
Police say three other people were taken to hospital and are being treated for injuries which are described as serious.

Garda lamp (Pic: Inside Ireland.ie)

Co Wicklow
A two year old boy has died after being struck by a car at Silverbridge in Bray, Co Wicklow on 17 July.

The boy was taken to Crumlin Children’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The driver of the car was not injured.

Co Leitrim
A man in his 40s died when the van he was driving collided with a tree on a minor road off the Cloone/Drunlish road at Fearglass South, Mohill, Co Leitrim on 15 July.

He was the sole occupant of the van.

Gardaí wish to appeal for witnesses to contact Carrick on Shannon Garda Station on 071- 9650510, The Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.

Co Mayo
A man in 70s died from injuries sustained when his SUV left the road and struck a wall on the N5 at Ballinvoher near Swinford, Co Mayo on Saturday 14 July. He was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Swinford Garda Station on 094-9252990 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111.

Co Antrim
A motorcyclist died after the bike he was riding was involved in a crash with a tractor on Riverside Road, Bushmills in Co Antrim.

Police want to speak to anyone who may have dashcam footage from the scene or who saw the vehicles before the crash happened at 10.10pm on Monday 09 July.

He was the fourth motorcyclist to die this year on roads in Northern Ireland.

Co Down
A man in his 20s died after his Yamaha motorcycle is believed to have left the Castlewellan Road, Co Down on Sunday 08 July.

Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision, who may have dashcam footage or who was travelling on the Castlewellan Road and observed the motorcycle prior to the collision contact local officers in Lurgan or the Collision Investigation Unit on 101 quoting reference 639 08/07/18.

Co Tipperary
Gardaí investigating a fatal traffic collision at Portroe, Co Tipperary on the 8th July are appealing for witnesses to contact them after a car was discovered crashed into a large tree on the road side at 09.45.

Gardaí said the driver and only occupant was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was taken to Limerick University Hospital.

Co Kildare
A 16 year old boy died in Beaumont Hospital on Sunday 8 July following a traffic collision in Co Kildare 5 days before.

Gardaí said the teenager was cycling at Oughterard, Straffan at 4.50pm on the 3rd July, when he was involved in a collision with a car.

The driver of the car a woman was not injured. A Garda investigation into the collision is underway.

Co Meath
A 21-year-old passenger died when the car he was travelling in crashed at Gibbstown, Navan, Co Meath in the early hours of Saturday 07 July.

The driver was injured and was taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda.

Gardaí wish to appeal for witnesses to contact Navan Garda Station on 046-9036100 The Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.

Co Down
A 29 year old passenger died when a tractor he was travelling in crashed on the Back Road in Drumbo, Co Down on Friday 06 July.
The driver of the vehicle, a 22-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of careless driving causing death but was released on bail pending further inquiries.

Co Donegal

A motorcyclist died when his motorcycle was involved in a collision with a car at Castleforward, on the main Burnfoot to Buncrana Road, Co Donegal, Wednesday 04 July.

He was taken to Altnagelvin Area Hospital in Derry and was pronounced dead a short time later. The male driver of the car was not injured.

Gardaí wish to appeal for witnesses to contact Buncrana Garda Station on 074-9320540 The Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.

July

According to provisional statistics from PSNI and An Garda Síochána, 16people have died on roads in July so far (including 6 in NI), meaning provisionally 114 people have died on roads across the island so far in 2018.

According to provisional figures from the PSNI and the Gardaí, the breakdown of fatalities from January to June: 19 people died on roads across the island in January (of which 7 were in NI), with 13 in February (1 in NI), 15 (1 in NI) in March, 19 in April (2 in NI), 12 in May (6 in NI), 21 in June (4 in Northern Ireland)

Meaning provisionally 99 people died on the roads over Ireland in the first six months of 2018.

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